Ice formation along the overhead lines is a potential source of infrastructure failure and transportation disruption. Modelling ice formation over structures is challenging because it may occur at a very local scale, often far away from measuring stations.
The European Climate Assessment & Dataset (ECA&D) collects high-quality observational datasets provided by 60+ participant countries. One of the products this organization provides is the E-OBS daily gridded observational dataset, which facilitates the access of the general public to long-term (1950-present) weather gridded layers.
Crosswind is a potential source of road accidents, especially for unloaded trucks. We joined forces with colleagues from the ILT and RWS datalabs to assess how feasible it is to build predictive models capable of identifying risky locations for truck accidents.
Short-duration extreme rainfall events have the potential of causing problems with a high-impact for the road infrastructure and its correct operation. This is why national agencies maintaining the road networks are interested in getting a statistical description for severe downpours, so they can manage the current infrastructure and new constructions keeping the chances of being affected by extreme rainfall low.